Exam 14: Modernism in Europe and America

Edward Hopper's Nighthawks communicates the _____.

Color was an important component for many artists and artistic movements. Providing examples, describe the role of color in the modernist movements in this chapter.

_____ became famous for her photographs of the triumphs of 20th-century engineering.

Championed by Duchamp _____ were mass-produced objects selected by the artist.

Describe Alfred Stieglitz's approach to photography.

Many of the movements discussed in this chapter were motivated by a specific political or social agenda. Please identify those movements and explore how the art reflected the political or social agenda that inspired them.

_____ is the type of Surrealism that consists largely of abstract shapes.

Discuss the relationship of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to Frank Lloyd Wright's Kaufmann House (Fallingwater). How did the architects marry the shape, volume, and space of each house to its environment? How do these structures represent each architect and his philosophy?

Which characteristics contributed to the "expressiveness" of German Expressionist art?

Compare the work of Jacob Lawrence and Edward Hopper. How did each artist respond to his period? What artistic devices did each artist use to create the emotion of his work? What was the sociopolitical context each artist addressed in his work? Use examples to support your essay.

How did the government help support artists in the wake of the Great Depression?

_____ was the founder of Bauhaus.

Providing examples, explore the common ideas and stylistic qualities present in Cubism, Futurism, and Purism. How did they differ?

Cubism dismissed the centuries-old Western belief that art had to _____.

Discuss the role of chance in Dada art.

Although Dada artists did not share a particular style, they generally embraced _____.

Why did Kasimir Malevich champion nonobjective art?

____ created a new kind of sculpture by hanging abstract colored forms on wire.

How was the Armory Show received?

Which aspects of Sigmund Freud did Dada artists share?